Neonatal mortality rate in Burundi
Burundi: Neonatal mortality rate was 19.07 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Burundi is 19.07, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Burundi peaked at 36.31 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.07, in 2024.
That places Burundi 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.31 | — |
| 2001 | 35.71 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 35.08 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 34.42 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 33.69 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 32.84 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 31.92 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 30.97 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 29.96 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 28.96 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 27.93 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 26.92 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 25.94 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 25.05 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 24.23 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 23.47 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 22.84 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 22.3 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 21.72 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 21.24 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 20.71 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 20.27 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 19.85 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 19.42 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 19.07 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.99 | 28.96 | 36.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.16 | 21.24 | 27.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.86 | 19.07 | 20.71 | 5 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2012)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Burundi?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Burundi was 19.07 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 36.31 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.07 in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Burundi ranks 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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